The number of confirmed cases exceeded 1,000 for 10 consecutive days and continued to rise every day. Today (24th), there were 1,860 new confirmed cases, including 139 imported cases, and no new deaths.
There were outbreaks in 4 residential homes, and residents were required to undergo quarantine. Among them, Fu Tai Nursing and Attention Home was suspected of outbreak BA.2.12.1, and 12 people were infected.
There were 199 reported cases in schools.
Hong Kong has exceeded 1,000 for 9 consecutive days, with 1,650 new confirmed cases and 1 death on Thursday (23rd).
Another large group suspected of being infected with the mutated virus BA.2.12.1 appeared. An outbreak occurred in the Zhuoerju Harbour Restaurant in Tuen Mun. 27 people were infected with the mutated virus BA.2.12.1, and seven families were temporarily involved.
The Political Bureau also "fallen". The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Tsang Kwok-wai, the Director of the Chief Executive's Office, Mr Chan Kwok-kee (the incoming Chief Secretary for Administration), and the Permanent Secretary of the Development Bureau (Works) Mr Lau Chun Kit were all diagnosed on Thursday. A senior government official, it is unknown how to participate in the July 1 swearing-in ceremony.
Macau's new crown epidemic is raging, and Macau launched a new round of nationwide nucleic acid testing yesterday. Macau has now accumulated 110 nucleic acid positive cases.
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng announced that from 5:00 p.m. yesterday, all citizens will be banned from eating in restaurants, restaurants can only provide takeaway services, and the authorities have also closed all entertainment facilities, including karaoke OK, cinemas, bars, hairdressers, etc.
Overview of yesterday's epidemic:
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6.23︱26 customers of Zhuoerju Harbour Restaurant in Tuen Mun were suspected to be infected with BA.2.12.1
The latest real-time effective reproduction rate data from the University of Hong Kong Public School.
(Photo of HKU Faculty of Medicine)
▼On June 24th, "Midsummer, Victoria Harbour" Wanchai Waterfront 3 venues one by one▼
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[17:00] In response to the reporter's repeated questions about how to assess the risk of group outbreaks within the government, Zhang Zhujun repeatedly said, "I will not assess the risk on individual cases" and refused to respond:
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- There are 3 cases in Class 4C of Bishop John White School of the Anglican Church, with a total of 29 students, and face-to-face teaching in this class will be suspended for one week
- Students from the basketball team of St. Francis Xavier's Secondary School in Tsuen Wan, who have been suspended from classes, have been quarantined, one more case, and a total of 12 cases
- 52 students in the dormitory of St. Stephen's College in the Southern District, which have been suspended from classes, were quarantined, and one person was diagnosed. There are a total of 10 cases on this floor
[16:53] BA.2.12.1 Cases: 208 cases accumulated, 21 suspected local cases.
-A 49-year-old man who lives in Sanwei Village, Yuen Long. He returned to work on a bus in Kwun Chung. He mainly sent quarantined passengers to the hotel from the airport. He had regular tests. He was confirmed positive on June 21, and is under quarantine. He is suspected of BA.2.12. 1. Due to the nature of work, wear a full set of protective clothing, there is a chance that an accident occurs when wearing or taking off the protective clothing in the middle, or there is some contact, and there is a chance to be infected by passengers
- 7 more diners and 3 close contacts were confirmed at Harbour Restaurant, bringing the total to 33 diners and 4 close contacts.
33 people between the ages of 6 and 69, began to feel unwell from June 19 to 22, 20 males and 113 females. According to the record of the vaccine pass, more than 270 people had been to the field that night. They should be tested by force and should be tested one after another. They went to the restaurant yesterday. Take 19 environmental samples, all negative
- A suspected BA.2.12.1 is related to the previous case, confirmed by the Po Tin Building Quarantine Center
**10 No source cases:
- 4 family members are suspected to be infected with BA.2.12.1, one lives in Block 10 of Yue Wu Villa, Tuen Mun, and his wife was confirmed positive at the quarantine center
- Another case resides in Pik Yin House, Shek Pai Wan, Aberdeen, Fu Tai Home for the Elderly, Tin Lai Court, Tin Hei Street, Tin Shui Wai, Block P, Kornhill Garden, Hoi Fung Centre, Shau Kei Wan, and 3 family members
[16:45] Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Center for Health Protection, said that today (24th) there were 1,860 new confirmed cases, including 139 imported cases, and no new deaths.
Reports of 4 outbreaks in residential buildings yesterday:
-Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Fang Wang Huandi Elderly Home had a case on June 18. At that time, some people were quarantined. At that time, there were 2 staff members in the basement. There were 9 cases in the basement. All of them have been evacuated.
- 2 residents and 1 staff member of Mrs. Ho Shan Hang Nursing Home of the Society for the Elderly have tested positive for the disease. On the 2nd floor, other residents and staff are quarantined
- 2 residents of Songling Yayuan have been diagnosed with confirmed cases, and quarantine is required on the same floor
- There are more cases in Futai Nursing and Attention Home. Some people who were quarantined before will now be quarantined. There are 40 or 50 people in total, including more than 40 residents and more than 10 staff members. A total of 8 residents and 4 employees were infected, and one of them was infected. Case Suspicion BA.2.12.1
▼On June 24 under the epidemic, there will be another Japanese tour group leaving in Hong Kong▼
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Japan Switch｜Another Hong Kong Brigade Departure for Couples to Exchange 1 Million Yen for a Big Shopping: Pre-buy Explosives
[11:36] Japan has limited switches, and Hong Kong people can "return home" with a group after two years apart. Today (24th), another tour group will leave for Tokyo, Japan.
The 15 tour group members took the Hong Kong Express flight to Tokyo in the morning.
Some members of the group said that they were excited to finally go abroad after more than two years of violation. They have brought nearly 1 million yen plus a credit card, prepared for "heavy bleeding", and prepared to "buy explosives" and mail the letter back to Hong Kong.
However, many group members complained that it took a week to apply for a visa, the process was complicated, and it was almost impossible to get on the plane in time, and there were few options for returning to Hong Kong for quarantine.
Japan Switch｜Another Hong Kong Brigade Departure for Couples to Exchange 1 Million Yen for a Big Shopping: Pre-buy Explosives
Senior officials are infected with the epidemic. Ye Guoqian is expected to affect Xi's visit to Hong Kong, change his speech online, or Chen Maobo leads the officials to take the oath
[11:31] Director of the Chief Executive's Office, Chief Secretary for Administration-designate Chan Kwok-kee, and Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Tsang Kwok-wai were diagnosed.
Ye Guoqian, a representative of the Hong Kong People's Congress, pointed out on a radio program this morning (24th) that the incident may affect the visit of the leaders of the central government to Hong Kong. If the leaders decide not to come to Hong Kong, the central government will still send other representatives to supervise the oath.
He said that the central government attaches great importance to the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, and believes that President Xi Jinping will still make important speeches on the implementation of "one country, two systems", but there may be opportunities to publish them online.
[11:02] The HKU team found that children aged 11 or below infected with the new coronavirus variant strain Omicron BA.2 have higher rates of death, intensive treatment and neurological complications than those infected with influenza and parainfluenza viruses.
Guan Rihua, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor of the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescents of the University of Hong Kong, said in Hong Kong and Taiwan "Millennium" today (24th) that Omicron BA.2 can cause more complications targeting the nervous system in children, not only affecting the respiratory tract, but also attacking the nerves The central system calls on parents to take their children vaccinated as soon as possible.
Children infected with the epidemic | Hong Kong University study: Variant BA.2 attacks the nervous center and the fatality rate is 1.7 times higher than that of influenza
[10:31] Designated quarantine hotels are "hard to find". Speculation is suspected recently, and some visitors to Hong Kong have arrived in Hong Kong with fake quarantine hotel check-in certificates.
Some people in the industry said that if a passenger is found to have a false reservation document, they will call the police, but will try to arrange to stay in a small number of spare rooms in the hotel.
Quarantine hotels with fake certificates increase the number of tourists
▼On June 22, the first Japanese tour group in Hong Kong departed under the epidemic▼
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[09:57] The Macau Novel Coronavirus Infection Response and Coordination Center stated that as of 8:00 am today (24), the number of nucleic acid positive cases increased to 149, an increase of 39 cases from yesterday.
Through epidemiological investigations, the authorities followed up a total of 5,308 people, including 717 close contacts, 3,283 non-core close contacts (that is, people with a common trajectory), 285 secondary close contacts, 285 general contacts, and 589 accompanying persons. People, epidemiological investigation work is still in progress.
Experts point out that if the infected officials have a low viral load and have been vaccinated, they may turn negative before July 1
[09:24] On the eve of the July 1st reunification and the re-election of the government, the Chief Secretary for Administration, the current Director of the Chief Executive's Office, Chen Guoji, and the remaining Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Zeng Guowei, were diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia and are being quarantined according to the guidelines of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health. .
Zeng Qiyin, co-chairman of the Advisory Committee on Infectious Diseases of the Medical Association, said today (24th) that if the infected officials have a low viral load and have been vaccinated, they may turn negative before July 1.
District closure｜4 positive cases found in Yiu Kwai House, Yiu Tung Estate, Shau Kei Wan
[07:32] Yaogui Building, Yaodong Village, Shau Kei Wan completed the quarantine inspection this morning. A total of about 530 people were tested. When the Chinese Communist Party found four positive test cases, the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health will arrange for follow-up.
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Macau Epidemic ｜ Banned dine-in for one night, empty city restaurants have no queues Residents: Streets have to return to takeaways Quarantine period for tourists is 5 days or less with home quarantine Macau outbreak | 110 cases are temporarily revealed in 5 groups including a medical nurse to open Macau egg cabins from tomorrow
▼The second issue of $5000 coupon Q&A▼
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▼On June 23, the second phase of consumption coupons will accept transfer applications▼
27 people infected with mutant virus BA.2.12.1 at Zhuoerju Harbour Restaurant in Tuen Mun, 7 families are temporarily involved in the epidemic | 172 additional schools reported that 3 students of St. Joseph's English Primary School were recruited in Class 6C to suspend classes for one week in Macau. He Yicheng refers to the virus Strain BA.5.1 Strengthen traceability inspection and refuse to "lie down"
▼On June 21, the BA.2.12.1 epidemic broke out in Shau Keiwan▼
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▼Macao Economic and Technological Development Bureau and Consumer Council inspect retail outlets to ensure a stable supply of daily necessities▼
▼On June 19, Macau Chief Executive He Yicheng responded to the epidemic▼
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A total of 16 housing estates in North District and Kwun Tong were tested positive for sewage. The CUHK survey found that the rate of overweight among children increased by 1.8 times during the epidemic. 10 high and primary school children and 2.4 people were obese consumer coupons | Citizens If you turn a blind eye, you will go to the center for help. Some people think that the Octopus must be passed through the customs in three phases. Li Jiachao: There are ways to reduce the inconvenience of quarantine.
▼On June 18, the police patrolled the bar in Lan Kwai Fong, Central, late at night▼
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Ho Pak-leung pointed out that the government should apologize for the fifth wave of heavy casualties caused by the government's slow and inadequate anti-epidemic work
